LSAT Performance with Regional, Gender, Racial/Ethnic, Repeater, and Accommodation Breakdowns: 2018-2019 through 2024-2025 Testing Years (TR 26-01)

This report summarizes Law School Admission Test (LSAT) performance — classified by country, United States region, gender, race/ethnicity, repeater status, and disability status (including trends on LSAT testing accommodations) — for the seven testing years from 2018-19 through 2024-25.

Several high-level trends are included below. Download the full report (PDF) for additional insights and details.

General Trends

• The volume of both tests administered and test takers sharply increased in the 2020-21 testing year, which occurred amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Both volumes then decreased in the 2021-22 testing year but rose every year afterward, culminating in an all-time high in the 2024-25 testing year.
• Test takers who tested between June and November scored slightly higher than those who tested between January and May.

U.S. Geographic Trends

• Generally, the percentages of LSAT takers from each region of the U.S. remained consistent across all seven testing years. However, the percentages from the Northeast region generally decreased, while the percentages from the South Central and Southeast regions generally increased.
• On average, regional LSAT performance remained consistent across the seven testing years: Test takers from the New England and Northwest regions had the highest mean scores, while those from the Southeast region had the lowest mean scores.

Gender Trends

• Test takers identifying as gender diverse saw the most growth of all gender subgroups. The Gender Diverse subgroup category was introduced during the 2019-20 testing year.
• On average, test takers identifying as gender diverse and those who did not indicate their gender scored higher than those identifying as either men or women. 

Racial/Ethnic Trends

• The percentages of test takers of multiple races/ethnicities steadily increased, from 10% in 2018-19 to 11.5% in 2024-25. This subgroup is the third largest of all racial/ethnic subgroups across all testing years.
• Mean LSAT scores were highest for Asian test takers and those who did not respond to the race/ethnicity question; they were lowest for Black/African American and Puerto Rican test takers. 

Repeater Status Trends

• In the 2024-25 testing year, 49.1% of all LSAT takers tested more than once.
• First-time LSAT takers scored around 1.5 points lower, on average, compared with repeat test takers. 

Disability Status and Testing Accommodation Trends

• Accommodation requests rose each year, and around 99% of requests were approved for the 2024-25 testing year.
• Accommodation requests relating to a diagnosis of ADHD made up the largest proportion (around 37%) of requests for all testing years. Hearing accommodations made up the smallest (around 1%).